The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-28

GEORGIA.
lightweight arrests were made by police
men at Atlanta on Christmas Eve and Christ
mas. This is nearly double the number O
arrests made year ago, when prohibition
was in effect
Humphreys & Prescott, who opened 8
mercantile business at Waynesboro last
September, conducting a general store,
have failed, and on last Tuesday made an
assignment to e. H. Galloway for the bene-
fit of their creditors. Their assets foot up
1886 so, and liabilities Sl,064 Is.
The resignation of Postmaster Haines, of
Jonesboro, was asked ana Col Bill Waiter
son has been given his place. Mr. Haines
has been postmaster for number OF years.
Rumor has it that post-ofiice inspector OK
amiued the looks of the Jonesboro Office
and found that there was shortage of some
hundreds of dollars
II is reported that the Prohibitionists of
the State will soon publish a daily paper in
Atlanta. The paper will be strong adj
vocate of the prohibition cause in Georgia
and the South. 1t will be neither Demo
cratic nor Republican, but will be for pro-
hibitiou first, last and all the time, without
regard to political parties.
Burglars entered the store of w. J. Will
Jams & Co., at Temperance, last Tuesday
night, by prying open the store door, and
extracted Jherefrom several bolts of cloth,
several pairs of boots and shoes, tore out
the cash drawer and carried il near Mr.. j.
:. Wilccx's house and left it. They got
nothing out of it, as it was empty No
clew as to the perpetrators.
AT Conyers, Bill Carr, the negro who
stabbed Policeman Christian last Saturday,
has been arrested and jailed. He was found
about two miles from town at a colored
mans house. Martin Wyatt tcoloredl and
John Anderson tcolored), accomplices, have
also been caught Baker Carr colored),
who cut Mr. Osborn, is still at large. Mr..
Christian is dangerously cut and is very
weak.
The residence of Jack Sykes, about eight
miles south of Griffin, near New Hope
church, was burned TO the ground Friday
evening, with everything in it. There was
nobody at home, and there is no knowledge
of how the fire originated, although it is
thought to be incendiary. AS the house
was good one and was pretty well fur
nished, the loss is quite heavy. The barn
and outbuilhngs We're burned also.
East Vernon, in Troupe county, is usually
a peaceful bailiwick, but has Just barely es-
capped furnishing the county bloody and
murderous sensation. Whey Ayers, col
ored citizen, assaulted son of John Shep-
herd, another negro, whereupon the father
called him to account. He, in turn, whipped
him, and, another son coming to the rescue,
the latter was seriously cut by the furious
and vengeful darkey. The wounds will not
prove fatal, but the issue is bad for Wiley
Ayers who is now shut in jail until he can
pay fine Of SIS.
At Villa Rica Sunday night burglars
broke iuto j. W. H. Allgood's jewelry
store and secured several watches. soma
iewelry and MIR. Allgood's tools Mr.. ALL
good has been very sick for some time, be-
sides being a very bad cripple, and his
brother was sitting up with him in q rear
room, and hearing the noise, went in to the
store room captured the thieves and recover
ing the stolen goods, turned the thieves over
to the Marshal. They were locked up in the
caiaboose and Monday morning the Marshal
found them gone and the door lock burned
nut Up to date they have not been recap
tured.
An attempt was made Monday night to
wreck passenger train No. 10 on the West
ern and Atlantic road, near Gainesville.
Five cross ties were piled upon the track.
three of which were knocked off by the
cow catcher. The other two ties were
caught by the wheels and slid along the
track distance of over 100 yards before the
train could be stopped. The cars were full
of people, and if the engineer had not re-
versed his engine and stopped the train
when he did, it would have been hurled
down an embankment over 100 feet. The
train was running thirty-five miles an hour
at the time of the accident
At Tallapoosa Saturday crowd gath
cred at Whitaker's blacksmith shop to cele-
hrate Christmas by firing anvil guns in the
usual manner. A young man by the name
of Charley Dyer, who lives near Villa Rica.
was in charge OF the powder can, and after
each explosion he would refill the ring in
readiness for another, but unfortunately he
happened TO pour the powder on a live coal
thereby causing the powder in the can TO ig-
mite, creating terrific explosion, blowing
nearly every piece of clothing from his
body and burning all the hair from his head.
He presented horrible appearance as he
was carried out Of town in an almost dying
condition. The explosion was some SOC rods
from the Land Company's office, and broke
every glass In the windows ON the side next
to the explosion. 1t is said the can was
nearly full, it being 25-pound can. No one
else was seriously hurt, but several were
severely shocked.
Macon Telegraph: 1t was Just like Charlie
Bannon, with his warm, generous heart, to
send the following note, covering a dollar.
to this office yesterday: II haven't many
dollars TO give away, but l am willing to
deny myself what the enclosed can puf-
chase TO aid little Bud Flowers in getting
another pair of trained goats, and am sure
there are many more who will do the same
40 eoOu as subscription uSJ Is started. L
viii give two extra dollars to create fund
to discover the heartless miscreant whose
nature is so low-born as to deprive this poor
cripple on Christmas day of his only means
of locomotion. Let's get him pair for
New Years gift. Yours, j. G. Bannon.
This note was not intended for pubLca-
ton, but as its subject is worthy one, and
as it springs from SO generous an impulse,
1T has been thought best to publish, aud per-
haps there are others who will join Mr..
Bannon in securing another pair of goats for
the boy. I0will be remembered that Bud
Flowers is a boy unable to walk, and he is
hauled about in a wagon drawn by two
goats. Friday night some rascal poisoned
his goats and they died Mention was made
of the fact in yesterdays Telegraph, and
hence Mr.. Bannon's kind and characteristic
note. Five or six dollars will purchase an
other pair. One dollar has been subscribed.
Nextl
The boys of Fort Valley are mischievous
set. Monday the following dodger was
largely circulated about that enterprising
town, and the people of the surrounding
country were also lured away from their
warm firesides by the seductive advertise
ment. 1t read: "Freel Free! Grand Bal
loon Ascension Prof Nataiia Trezevanti
the great Italian world-renowned king of
the air, will give one of his wonderful high
flying balloon ascensions In other words
will make voyage in the air of many
miles, going entirely out of sight for a turn
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